

Johannes Cabal the Detective
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Historical
4.2
(161)
Jonathan L. Howard
Johannes Cabal returns in this fearfully funny and terrifically twisted tale of murder and international intrigue . . . five thousand feet off the ground. When an attempt to steal a rare book turns sour, Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, finds himself in a foreign prison awaiting execution. A crafty plan -- as horrific as it is cunning -- allows him to steal the identity of a government official and make his escape aboard a luxurious aeroship heading out of the country. But what should be a perfect getaway rapidly becomes complicated by the bizarre disappearance of a passenger, an attempt on Cabal's life, and an unwelcome face from the past. Trapped aboard with a killer, can even Cabal's open-razor of a mind save him? Full of twists, turns, sword fights, archenemies, newfangled flying machines, narrow escapes, and, of course, resurrected dead, Johannes Cabal’s latest eldritch escapade is a Ruritanian romp from first to last.
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Author
Jonathan L. Howard
Pages
304
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2011-07-12
ISBN
0767930770 9780767930772
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"Obviously, heavily inspired by tales of Arsene Lupin and Sherlock Holmes, The Detective is a really fun sequel to The Necromancer. It was interesting to see more of the vast world Johannes resides in. The story is very much a big slow burn, but I still feel like the pacing felt off at points, with the story taking a lot of long tangents, rapidly increasing, and rapidly decreasing. But overall it's still a solid sequel and solid entry to the series"
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Santiago Jimenez